Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Japan

Japan: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
42.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 150 countries
All-time high
42.7%
in 2013
All-time low
42.6%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Japan, 2013–2017

0102030402013201520172013: 42.7 %2014: 42.7 %2015: 42.6 %2016: 42.7 %2017: 42.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

Japan recorded 42.6% for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over five years.

Japan ranks 74th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Japan, 2013 to 2017.
Year % Change
2013 42.7%
2014 42.7% -0.1%
2015 42.6% -0.1%
2016 42.7% +0.2%
2017 42.6% -0.2%

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 71 Kazakhstan 42.7% compare
  2. 72 Romania 42.7% compare
  3. 73 Burkina Faso 42.7% compare
  4. 75 Denmark 42.3% compare
  5. 76 Cuba 42.1% compare
  6. 77 Angola 42.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Japan?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Japan was 42.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2017.
How does Japan rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Japan ranks 74th out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.